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The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners met at their regular meeting, Monday, March l, 1965, at the Courthouse. Present: Chairman, C. Frank James Commissioners, McNeil Petrea, Frank McCray, Smoot Lyles Absent: Commissioners, Oren Hill Meeting called to order by Chairman James. Prayer by R~v. Gilbert Pierce. Mr. L. D. Coltrane III presented the following resolution: On motion of Mr. Petrea, seconded by Mr. Lyles, the following resolution was adopted: Whereas, this Board approved the Co~dle-Coldwater-Dutch Buffalo Creeks Water Improvement Program as recommended by the Board of Super- visors of Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District; and whereas funds are not available to meet the cost of the Program: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Hon. Dwight W. Quinn, member of the House of Representatives from Cabarrus County, be requested to introduce and cause to be enacted into law a bill to authorize and empower the County of Cabarrus to levy a special water improvement tax not to exceed two cents (2) on each $100.00 valuation of property in said County, and authorizing the expenditure of funds derived from such special tax for the promotion and maintenance of the said Watershed Program. Vote Carried. Mr. Frank McCray offered the following resolution which was seconded by Mr. McNeil Petrea and was adopted by the Board. WHEREAS, 3ulia C. Beckham was the recipient of old age assistance in the total amount of $3,161.00; and WHEREAS, a lien was filed against the said Julia C. Beckham, which is recorded in Lien Book 3 , page 14; and, WHEREAS, at the time of her death the said Julia C. Beckham was the owner of real estate located in Cabarrus County and described as follows: Lying and being in No. 4 Township and being lot no. 1 in Block ~B" of the Galloway land, as shown by map in the office of the Register of Deeds and described as follows: B~GINNING at an iron stake in the South edge of Pine Street; cor~er of lot no. 2 and runs thence with the line of lot no. 2, S. 20-3/4 W. 217 feet to an iron stake in the line of L. L. Mauldin; thence with said Mauldin*s line N.78 E. about 50 feet to an iron stake, a new corner; thence a new line N. 20-3/4 E. 188 feet to an iron stake in the South edge of Pine Street; thence with Pine Street N. 72-% W. 50 feet to the Beginning. And, WHEREAS, the said real estate has been appraised by the Joe W. Winecoff Agency at the 'value of $850.00; and WHEREAS, Piccola Funderburke Davis has paid on funeral expenses of the said Julia C. Beckham the sum of $233.00, which said funeral expenses have priority over the lien above referred to; and WHEREAS, the said Piccola Funderburke Davis has offered to pay the sum of $617.00 being the appraised value of the said property, less the amount of funeral i expenses paid by her, in consideration of the release of the said property of the lien above referred to; and, WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Board it is to the best interest of the county to accept the sum of $617.00 in consideration for the release of the said lien. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners, it is to the best interest of the county that the said lien be cancelled upon the payment of $617.00 and the county attorney is therefore authorized and empowered to release and cancel the said lien only insofar as it attaches to the property hereinabove described. Vote carried. It was agreed to dispense with the reading of the minutes of last meeting and they stand approved. (Cont.)